PropertyInfo.GetGetMethod Method

Return Value

Type: System.Reflection.MethodInfo
The public get accessor for this property, if the get accessor exists and is public; otherwise, nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).

Imports System.Reflection

Class Example

   ' Define properties with different access levels.

   Private myCaption As String = "A Default caption"
   Public ReadOnly Property Caption() As String
      Get
         Return myCaption
      End Get
   End Property

   Private myText As String = "Default text."
   Protected ReadOnly Property Text() As String
      Get
         Return myText
      End Get
   End Property


   Public Shared Sub Demo(ByVal outputBlock As System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock) 

      ' Get the PropertyInfo objects.
      Dim captionInfo As PropertyInfo = GetType(Example).GetProperty("Caption")
      Dim textInfo As PropertyInfo = _
         GetType(Example).GetProperty("Text", _
                                      BindingFlags.NonPublic Or BindingFlags.Instance)

      outputBlock.Text &= "Public get accessors:" & vbLf

      ' List the public get accessors.
      Dim publicGetAccessors() As MethodInfo = { captionInfo.GetGetMethod(), _
                                                 textInfo.GetGetMethod() }

      For Each mi As MethodInfo In publicGetAccessors
         If mi Is Nothing Then
            outputBlock.Text &= "No get accessor was found." & vbLf
         Else
            outputBlock.Text &= mi.ToString() & vbLf
         End If
      Next

      outputBlock.Text &= vbLf & "All get accessors:" & vbLf

      ' List all get accessors.
      Dim allGetAccessors() As MethodInfo = { captionInfo.GetGetMethod(True), _
                                              textInfo.GetGetMethod(True) }

      For Each mi As MethodInfo In allGetAccessors
         If mi Is Nothing Then
            outputBlock.Text &= "No get accessor was found." & vbLf
         Else
            outputBlock.Text &= mi.ToString() & vbLf
         End If
      Next

   End Sub
End Class

' This example produces the following output:
'
'Public get accessors:
'System.String get_Caption()
'No get accessor was found.
'
'All get accessors:
'System.String get_Caption()
'System.String get_Text()

using System;
using System.Reflection;

class Example
{
   // Define properties with different access levels.

   private string myCaption = "A Default caption";
   public string Caption   
   {
      get
      {
         return myCaption;
      }
   }

   private string myText = "Default text.";
   protected string Text   
   {
      get
      {
         return myText;
      }
   }

   public static void Demo(System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock outputBlock)
   {
      // Get the PropertyInfo objects.
      PropertyInfo captionInfo = typeof(Example).GetProperty("Caption");
      PropertyInfo textInfo = 
         typeof(Example).GetProperty("Text", 
                                     BindingFlags.NonPublic | BindingFlags.Instance);

      outputBlock.Text += "Public get accessors:\n";

      // List the public get accessors.
      MethodInfo[] publicGetAccessors = { captionInfo.GetGetMethod(), 
                                          textInfo.GetGetMethod() };

      foreach (MethodInfo mi in publicGetAccessors)
      {
         if (mi == null)
         {
            outputBlock.Text += "No get accessor was found.\n";
         }
         else
         {
            outputBlock.Text += mi.ToString() + "\n";
         }
      }

      outputBlock.Text += "\nAll get accessors:\n";

      // List all get accessors.
      MethodInfo[] allGetAccessors = { captionInfo.GetGetMethod(true), 
                                       textInfo.GetGetMethod(true) };

      foreach( MethodInfo mi in allGetAccessors )
      {
         if (mi==null)
         {
            outputBlock.Text += "No get accessor was found.\n";
         }
         else
         {
            outputBlock.Text += mi.ToString() + "\n";
         }
      }
   }
}

/* This example produces the following output:

Public get accessors:
System.String get_Caption()
No get accessor was found.

All get accessors:
System.String get_Caption()
System.String get_Text()
 */